Read Luke 2:1-20.
The Roman Emperor called for a census, so Mary and Joseph took a trip. Trips are not always easy. When my family travels back to the USA, it usually takes us more than 24 hours to get from our front door to our family’s front door. It is stressful, tiring, and not very much fun.
Mary and Joseph had to take a much longer trip - at least in terms of time, and Mary was very, very pregnant. Doctors suggest that pregnant women should not travel in the last month or two of their pregnancy. There are two reasons why pregnant women should not travel. First, it’s not safe for the mother and baby. Second, it’s not safe for the dad! Have you ever been around a pregnant woman?
When my mom was 9 months pregnant with my sister, Dad was driving them to church. A few minutes away from the church, Mom started crying wildly. My dad looked over at her, confused: “What’s wrong?”
“My dress doesn’t fit. It hangs crooked.” Her belly was so big that the dress didn’t go down as far in the front as it did in the back.
Dad said, “You’re 9 months pregnant. Your dress is supposed to hang crooked.”
“Take me home!”
“But we’ll miss church.”
“Take me home!!”
“Can’t you just sit in the back?”
“TAKE ME HOME NOW!!!”
“OK.”
I’m telling you it’s not safe to be around a pregnant lady. ...
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